Keywords: USS America receives distinguished visitors from El Salvador 140908-N-MD297-014.jpg en Rear Adm Frank L Ponds commander Expeditionary Strike Group 3 greets Chairman of Defense Gen Rafael Melara chief of the joint staff of the armed forces El Salvador during a bilateral engagement aboard future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 America is currently traveling through the U S Southern Command and U S 4th Fleet area of responsibility on its maiden transit America Visits the Americas America is the first ship of its class replacing the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships As the next generation big-deck amphibious assault ship America is optimized for aviation capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the MV-22 Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct 11 in San Francisco U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Huey D Younger Jr /Released 2014-09-08 Petty Officer 3rd Class Huey Younger https //www dvidshub net/image/1548577 140908-N-MD297-014 2014-09-13 20 31 USS AMERICA AT SEA PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |